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Hao Ran
What is the difference between "mice" and "mouse" ?
Sep 17, 2018 12:40 PM
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That's an easy one! Mice is the plural of mouse. One mouse, two mice.
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Steve
September 17, 2018
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Mouse is singular, one mouse.
Mice is the plural form of mouse, more than one.
September 17, 2018
When I was little, I had a pet mouse. (singular)
When I was little, I had pet mice. (plural)
I fear mice. (In general, no matter what the mouse looks like or it's size).
I fear the mouse. (a mouse specifically, other mice wouldn't bother you).
Do you have mice?(usually as in a PEST problem)
Do you have a mouse? (usually as a PET)
Many ways of using it, but singular and plural are the basis of the word. Other animals have a plural that changes like this.
Goose->Geese
Octopus->Octopi
September 17, 2018
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Hao Ran
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Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), Dutch, English, German
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Chinese (Mandarin)
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